Cyberbullying Unmasked: One Survivor’s Story
Psychology major Emily Torchiana is lifting the veil of stigma and speaking out about mental health and cyberbullying. And she's saving lives while she's at it.
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07, 2016
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07, 2016
Track Star Sets the Bar Higher and Higher
Track and field star Julisa Tindall plans to keep up her record-breaking streak for the high bar, aiming for a three-peat in the upcoming season.
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06, 2016
Inside the Academic Mind: Todd LeVasseur
Since 2010, religious studies professor Todd LeVasseur ’97 has been helping students better understand their place within nature.
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06, 2016
Course of Nature
The class is quiet, focused. It’s the final exam, and all heads are down, concentrating – all eyes on the task at hand. Still, Melissa Hughes isn’t surprised when one student gets up to point out the pileated woodpecker in the window behind her. “It’s been like this all semester,” says the biology professor, who
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06, 2016
Quantum Leap
He calmly toes the free throw line, lets out a slow breath and in one smooth, artful motion releases the ball– underhanded. As the son of an NBA Hall of Famer, it’s easy to think that the most impressive things on Canyon Barry’s résumé are his lineage and prowess on the basketball court, but you’d
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06, 2016
Right at Home
“Homelessness is a complex and thorny problem.” Those were the initial words of an editorial published in Charleston’s Post and Courier this spring. The editors might have added that, for Charleston, homelessness is also somewhat perplexing: How is it that a city so seemingly wealthy, whose citizens are obsessed with their residences, cannot find solutions
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06, 2016
Road to Recovery
With the demands of coursework and the distractions of modern life, conquering college can take a village. And when you arrive on campus after having overcome drug or alcohol addiction, that collective effort may even determine whether or not you walk through Porters Lodge with a degree in hand. The newfound freedom of college brings
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06, 2016
Down to a Science
The first time she stepped foot in a real laboratory, Ka’Dedra Andrea Creech didn’t know what to expect. Sure, she’d watched plenty of Dexter’s Laboratory, but she knew the Cartoon Network’s interpretation of scientific experimentation couldn’t compare to the real thing. “When I walked into the lab my freshman year at the College, I was
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06, 2016
College Acquires Papers of Gone With the Wind Actress
Recently acquired by the College's Special Collections, the papers highlight the remarkable life of Charlestonian Alicia Rhett, who chose a career in painting over acting.
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06, 2016
Professor Rises Above to Make a Difference
Education Professor Kendall Deas is inspiring future African American educators to lead the way for the next generation.